The Swiss painter Arnold Böcklin painted a series of pictures called The Isle of the Dead, which have fascinated subsequent generations of artists and musicians.
Reading The Odyssey, we couldn’t help but be reminded of Odysseus’ visit to the Underworld to consult with the blind seer Tiresias.
This short book is a patchwork of all our pieces of writing, describing what it might have been like for Odysseus to land on this island and take his first steps.
